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TORONTO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Air Canada will begin flying to European and Caribbean vacation spots next year under the "Rouge" banner, the airline said on Tuesday, disclosing details about the ne w low-cost carrier it hopes will provide a springboard for sustained profitability. Montreal-based Air Canada, the country's biggest airline, is launching Rouge at a time when Canadians have a growing number of options for vacation travel. It will compete with Transat , WestJet Vacations and Sunwing Travel Group.

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Air Canada reported a 56 percent rise in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, marking a turnaround from the second quarter when bookings slumped in the wake of wildcat strikes and the collapse of its maintenance contractor. Air Canada and WestJet Airlines Ltd, its main rival, have been able to hike fares this year without scaring away passengers as both have kept a tight lid on capacity increases, even during the busy flying months over the summer.

(Reuters) - More than 100,000 Canadians were still without power on Tuesday after the huge storm Sandy toppled trees and power lines in Canada's most populous provinces, killed one person, and halted units at an Ontario refinery. But Canada was far from the center of the storm and the impact was tiny compared to the vast outages and widespread flooding seen in the U.S. East Coast on Monday and Tuesday. The weakened storm is expected bring rain to Eastern Canada and Quebec on Tuesday and into Wednesday.

* CAW says had little choice but to back request * Air Canada pension deficit was C$4.2 bln on Jan. 1 * Finance Minister said pension request needed union backing * Air Canada asking to limit payments to C$150 mln/year -CAW Oct 25 (Reuters) - The Canadian Auto Workers union said on Thursday it would back Air Canada's request to the Canadian government for further relief on funding its deep pension deficit, becoming the final union at the airline to give its blessing to the proposal.

Canada's Competition Bureau said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with Air Canada and United Continental Holdings that prohibits them from coordinating on 14 transborder routes but clears the way for a joint venture that excludes those routes. The government agency, which said its deal will protect consumers, had filed an application in June to block a proposed transborder venture between the airlines, saying that the partnership would monopolize key routes between Canada and the United States.

Oct 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Dalton McGuinty's decision to suspend all business at the Ontario legislature has created divisions within Liberal Party ranks, with some members of provincial parliament g r owing uneasy and one potential leadership candidate openly criticizing the move as a way to avoid scrutiny.

SYDNEY, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A lucky sailor is back on dry land after passengers and crew on a commercial flight from Canada helped find his crippled yacht adrift in rough seas hundreds of miles off the Australian coast, rescue authorities said. The Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Sydney was one of two diverted on Wednesday to look for solo yachtsman Glenn Ey, who activated an emergency beacon after his 11-metre (36 foot) yacht flipped and was dismasted. The Boeing 777 dropped down to 5,000 feet and cut its speed while the crew peered out using binoculars borrowed from passengers.

As American Airlines pilots formed picket lines at airports across the country and the nation's third-largest air carrier canceled hundreds of flights, David Ludt made the difficult decision to redeem all of his AAdvantage miles for a flight to Europe next year. Now he's worried that there might not be a next year. Like others with plans to fly on American, Ludt fears for the airline's future, which could include downsizing or a merger with another carrier. "What guarantee do I have that my departure and return dates will be the same as the dates of my originally booked flights?"